Christina's Rose of a Tear is a collection of poems dedicated to one individual that has helped me through the worst time of my life and has reopened my passion, soul, and heart. She inspired me to write this book in one day. To show that I can still write poems about sorrow and love. It captures my passion for life for one person. The poems reflect my sorrows but mostly my love for one person that put me back together when I was at my lowest. She showed me it was okay to love again. Please enjoy the poems and the passion that are captured in the book.

Follow motherless 14-year-old Christina as she leaves Germany in 1878 to work as an indentured servant. What an exciting, yet challenging adventure it turns out to be for her in the strange, new world of America! Holding on to her customs and memories of her mother's yellow roses, she dutifully writes in her diary as she searches for a family of her own again.

A woman meant to serve, a child in the dark, a man standing apart—can these three souls embrace a God with new plans for them? On a small Kansas farm, Christina Willems lovingly shepherds a group of poor and displaced individuals who count on her leadership and have come to see the Brambleville Asylum for the Poor as their home. But when a fire breaks out in the kitchen leaving the house uninhabitable, she must scramble to find shelter for all in her care, scattering her dear “family.” With no other options, Christina is forced to approach Levi Jonnson, a reclusive mill owner, to take in a young blind boy named Tommy Kilgore. Levi agrees with reluctance but finds himself surprised by the bond that quickly grows between him and Tommy. As obstacles to repairing the farm pile up against Christina, she begins to question her leadership ability and wonders if she can fulfill the mission to which she's dedicated her life. And when an old adversary challenges Christina, will she find an unlikely ally—or more—in the aloof Levi? Can Levi reconcile with the rejection that led to his hermit-like existence and open his heart and life to something more, especially a relationship with a loving God?